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6:45 AM ET, March 26, 2024

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Tom Maloney / Bloomberg:
Trump's Net Worth Hits $6.5 Billion, Making Him One of World's 500 Richest People  — Former president joins Bloomberg's list of 500 richest people  — Trump Media merger adds billions of dollars to paper fortune  —  Trump Bond Cut to $175 Million Amid Appeal of NY Fine
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Team Biden Roasts ‘Feeble, Confused, Tired’ Trump After Unhinged Presser  —  The president has been going after his presumptive 2024 opponent with a little more venom than usual … The president's campaign responded to Trump's wild press conference in New York on Monday by slamming the former president as …
Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters:
Billionaires sought to help fund Trump bond in civil fraud case, sources say  —  Some major Republican donors were working together to help U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump fund the original bond amount needed to cover his $454 million civil fraud judgment ahead of Monday's deadline …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The other failure of the Republican investigation into Biden  —  Donald Trump needs money.  Maybe he doesn't need as much as it seemed like he was going to need a week ago; a judge on Monday substantially reduced the size of the bond Trump needs to post while he appeals the judgment from his civil fraud trial in New York.
Discussion: Fox News
New York Times:
Trump Can Post Smaller Bond in Civil Fraud Case, Court Rules
ABC News:
In win for Trump, appeals court lowers his bond to $175M in civil fraud case
NBC News:
N.Y. appeals court reduces Trump's bond in his civil fraud case to $175 million, a victory for the former president
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Maddow blasts ‘inexplicable’ decision by NBC to hire McDaniel  —  MSNBC prime time host Rachel Maddow blasted her own network over its recent decision to hire former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel as a political commentator.  —  “If you care what I think about this …
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Mark Jacob / Stop the Presses:
NBC stands for Now Boosting the Coup
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Why Chuck Todd's Scorcher Against NBC Matters
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Liz Cheney: controversial NBC hire Ronna McDaniel enabled Trump ‘depravity’
Discussion: Washington Post
Jacques Billeaud / Associated Press:
Ohio man gets 2.5 years in prison for death threats made in 2022 to Arizona's top election official  —  An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison.
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Washington Post:
Federal officials say 20 have been charged for threatening election workers  —  PHOENIX — Justice Department officials said reports of widespread threats against officials running the 2020 and 2022 elections have resulted in charges against roughly 20 people, with more than a half dozen …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs's homes raided by Homeland Security  —  The Los Angeles and Miami homes of renowned musician and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs were raided by authorities as part of a federal investigation, officials said.  —  The action is related to a sex trafficking probe in New York …
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Kabc / ABC7:
Homeland Security raids Holmby Hills home associated with Diddy film company
Wall Street Journal:
Florida Passes Law Banning Social Media for Minors Under 14  —  The legislation prohibits social-media accounts for some teens regardless of parental consent  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday that prohibits people under 14 years old from having social-media accounts …
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Anna J Kaiser / Bloomberg:
Florida Bans Social Media for Kids Under 14
Douglas Soule / Tallahassee Democrat:
DeSantis signs social media restrictions for kids, age verification for porn sites
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance  —  Musk made hay of his legal battle against secret surveillance but continued selling X user data to a company that facilitates government monitoring.  —  Ten years ago, the internet platform X …
Discussion: X
Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
Wife of Judge on Mifepristone Case Was Paid by Anti-Abortion Group  —  FRIENDS OF THE COURT  —  The fate of the abortion pill mifepristone is now before the Supreme Court, after a fifth-circuit appeals panel of three judges ruled against its distribution last summer.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: GOP group privately warns against all-in Biden attacks … - “Steer clear of making the election a singular referendum on Joe Biden,” wrote Dee Duncan, the president of the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC).  — The memo advised against using Biden “as your crutch” …
Politico:
Could Murkowski's dislike for Trump remake the Senate?  —  With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  TIME FOR SOME ALASKA GAME THEORY  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has always been a free thinker.  But a second White House term for Donald Trump could force her into a new lane.
Discussion: Axios and New Jersey Globe
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Jeff Yass just bought Trump.  Here's what he stands to gain.  —  The right-wing billionaire and TikTok investor is about to help the former president add billions of dollars to his net worth.  This is what oligarchy looks like.  —  Billionaire investor Jeff Yass is playing his Trump card.
Discussion: New Republic
MediaRoom:
CEO Message to Employees  —  Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun shared the following message with all employees today:  —  Team,  —  As you all know, the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 accident was a watershed moment for Boeing.  We must continue to respond to this accident with humility and complete transparency.
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Records confirm Trump's mother-in-law came to U.S. through process he derided  —  Melania Trump sponsored her mother to immigrate to the United States through a family-based process that former president Donald Trump aggressively sought to end, according to federal immigration records released Monday.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The goofy origins of Trump's ‘too big to rig’ mantra  —  The reason casinos make money — or, at least, most casinos — is that the odds are stacked in their favor.  The extent of this advantage varies by game; it's generally smallest in craps.  But over time, the house comes out on top because probability says it will.
Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:
Pluralistic: Conspiratorialism and the epistemological crisis (25 Mar 2024)  — Conspiratorialism and the epistemological crisis: We may not know what's in the box, but we can tell if it's been damaged in transit.  — Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.  — This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
Discussion: Mitchipedia
 
 
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
It's the Biden vs. Trump Economy—and Hell No, It's Not Even Close
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Kenny Stancil / Slate:
The Whistleblower Who Leaked Trump's Taxes Is About to Go to Prison. Biden Should Pardon Him Now.
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: GOP candidate wants to ax Homeland Security agency
Julia Johnson / Fox News:
New census data analysis suggests Pennsylvania advantage for Trump and GOP in 2024
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Republicans threaten to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt over Biden documents case
Heather Hunter / Washington Examiner:
Boston reparations group calls on ‘white churches’ and the city to pay billions to black residents
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
RFK Jr.'s family trust earns thousands from an oil and gas company
israelhayom.com:
Trump to Israel Hayom: Only a fool would have not acted like Israel on Oct. 7
HotAir:
Does The Media Realize They're Losing?
Discussion: Twitchy
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Netanyahu provoking crisis with White House for domestic politics: U.S. officials
The Hill:
Judge sets Trump's hush money trial for April 15, rejecting further delay
Washington Post:
What's at stake in the Supreme Court abortion pill case
Enough Already:
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